White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus

 

• Order: Artiodactyla
• Family: Cervidae (Deer)
• Species: Odocoileus virginianus (oh-dough-COIL-ee-us veer-gin-ee-ANN-us)
• Common English Names: White-tailed Deer
• Common Spanish Names: Venado Cola Blanca

Mule Deer (Odocoileus virginianus). Photograph courtesy of U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.

Last Update: 27 Jan 2008